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The Filmmaker
PETER JACKSON (DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY/PRODUCER) Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, including 17 Academy Awards®, 12 British Academy of Film and Television Awards and four Golden Globes.
It was for The Return of the King that Jackson received his most impressive collection of awards. This included three Academy Awards® (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture), two Golden Globes (Best Director and Best Motion Picture-Drama), three BAFTAs (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film and Audience Award), a Directors Guild Award, a Producers Guild Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.
As a follow-up to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 2005 Jackson directed, wrote and produced King Kong for Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $500 million and won three Oscars®.
Jackson previously received widespread acclaim for his 1994 feature Heavenly Creatures, which received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Other film credits include The Frighteners, starring Michael J. Fox; the adult puppet feature Meet the Feebles; and Braindead, which won 16 international science fiction awards, including the Saturn. Jackson also co-directed the television documentary Forgotten Silver, which also hit the film festival circuit.
This past summer, Jackson produced the worldwide sci-fi hit District 9. He is currently serving as producer on Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, the first of a planned trilogy, one of which he plans to direct. He has co-written the screenplays and will serve as executive producer on Guillermo del Toro’s two-film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He is also producer of the remake of the WWII film Dambusters.
Born in New Zealand on Halloween in 1961, Jackson began at an early age making movies with his parents’ Super 8 camera. At 17, he left school and, after purchasing a 16mm camera, began shooting a science fiction comedy short which, three years later, had grown into a 75-minute feature called Bad Taste.
Jackson works closely with partner Fran Walsh, with whom he shares his writing and producing credits, as well as a family. Jackson has a special interest in WWI memorabilia and is the proud owner of a number of aircraft from that era.
Projects In Development The Hobbit 2 - Executive Producer, Writer (screenplay) - 2012 Halo - Executive Producer - 2012 The Hobbit - Executive Producer, Writer (screenplay) - 2011 The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure - Executive Producer, Producer -2011 Dambusters – Producer - 2010 Temeraire - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director - 2009
Filmography
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – Producer - 2011 The Lovely Bones - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director - 2009 District 9 - Producer, Presenter - 2009 Super Capers - Special Thanks - 2009 Little Red Riding Hood (video short) - Special Thanks - 2009 Artists of the Roundtable (video documentary) - Special Thanks - 2008 Taste of Flesh (video) - Very Special Thanks - 2008 Crossing the Line (short) - Writer (written by), Director - 2008 Weird Science Whatever (short) - Special Thanks For Inspiration - 2008 Hot Fuzz - With Thanks To, Thief Dressed as Santa (uncredited) - 2007 Black Sheep – Thanks - 2006 In the Headlights (video short) - Special Thanks - 2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary) - Himself, Special Thanks - 2006 King Kong - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director, Gunner - 2005 The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (video short) – Director - 2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary) - Himself, Producer - 2005 Hostel - Very Special Thanks - 2005 The World's Fastest Indian – Thanks - 2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary) - Grateful Thanks -2005 The Characters of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) - Himself - Director, 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy, Special Thanks - 2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) - Himself - Director, 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy, Special Thanks - 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director, Mercenary On Boat (uncredited), Executive Soundtrack Producer (uncredited) - 2003 I'll See You in My Dreams (short) – Thanks - 2003 The Long and Short of It (short) - Executive Producer, Bus Driver - 2003 The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' (video documentary short) - Special Thanks -2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director, Rohirrim Warrior (uncredited) - 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Producer, Writer (screenplay), Director, Albert Dreary (uncredited) - 2001 The Making of 'The Frighteners' (video documentary) - Himself, Producer, Writer (writer), Director - 1998 Heaven - Special Thanks - 1998 Phantoms - Special Thanks - 1998 Contact - Additional Visual Effects - 1997 The Ugly - Special Thanks - 1997 The Frighteners - Producer, Writer (written by), Director, Man with Piercings (uncredited) - 1996 Heavenly Creatures - Co-producer, Writer (screenplay), Director, Bum outside theater (uncredited) - 1994 Jack Brown Genius - Producer, Writer (writer), Second Unit Director - 1994 Dead Alive - Writer (screenplay), Director, Undertaker's Assistant, Miniatures, Stop Motion Animator - 1992 Valley of the Stereos (short) - Co-producer - 1992 Just the Feebles - Producer, Writer (writer), Director, Puppet Maker, Camera Operator - 1989 The Lounge Bar (short) - Special Effects - 1989 Bad Taste - Producer, Writer (writer), Director, Derek/Robert, Special Effects, Editor, Makeup Effects, Cinematographer - 1987 The Valley (short) - Director, Actor, Special Effects, Editor, Makeup Designer, Costume Designer - 1976
